Food: Sumptuous fares.....eating out...

Some delectable foods that I got to relish during travels to places near and far...
Noodles and soup...

Chicken salad....

Chicken gyro...

Kabobs....

Tomato-zucchini salad...

Onion burgers..

Roasted corns...

Nachos and chips.....

Burrito.........

Sausage.......

Churro.......

Apple pie........

Yosemite pizza....

Quesadilla......

Margarita of different flavors....

Chicken salad.......

Burrito......

Observation: Serene sidewalks in our Mission Valley hood.....

This is the tree-shaded sidewalk near our house, Mission Valley, San Diego...Among all the sidewalks in the neighborhood, I like this one..for the variety of trees and varied shades of foliage...A nice screen from the scorching San Diego sun and treat for the eyes...

Place: Native flora of Mission trails regional park.....

I enjoy hiking the local wilderness for it gives a firsthand knowledge of the native flora and motivates me to learn their ethno-botanical importance..this weekend, I hit the Mission trails regional park, situated right in the center of San Diego city....its  beautiful throughout the year.. with its diverse vegetation.......the abundance of plants can't be summarized here..so, let me present a selected few..the common members ........

Laurel sumac...

Prickly pear...

California buckwheat...

Paintbrush...

Mistletoe....

Sycamore....

Encelia.......

Toyon..........flowers and berries..

Elderberry.....

 Redberry buckthorn..........

Coyote bush....

Chamise......

Riparian willow.......

Fuchsia-flower gooseberry.........

Wild rose.........

Deerweed..

Place: Wildlife in San Diego safari...

San Diego zoo and safari is our absolute favorite...that's why its our consecutively third annual membership....The safari, located in Escondido is supposed to mimic the Savanna...a large variety of animals call it home...some decent shots of fabulous wildlife there...

A black-crowned night heron...

A shoebill bird.........African native with unusual-looking bill...adapted to pull out mussels from mud...

Pelicans.........

A bat, deep in sleep.....not to fear them as vampire.........but as potential vector of ebola disease..yes, they carry ebola virus......

A burrowing owl, wide awake...

A gorgeous Himalayan monal...

The lion...

A pretty serval cat...

An Ankole cattle..the companion of a baby rhino...

Spring lamb of desert bighorn sheep....

Skink..........

Pangolin...that rolls into a perfect sphere while sensing any kind of stress.....

Tree frog........

I hope you enjoyed the pictures of the awesome critters...